Author: Centro Internacional de Agricultura TropicalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women in conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Assessing the Benefits of Rural Women's Participation in Natural Resource Management Research and Capacity-building
Author: Centro Internacional de Agricultura TropicalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women in conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Managing Natural Resources for Development in Africa
Author: Washington Odongo OcholaPublisher: IDRC
ISBN: 9966792090
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The complex and dynamic interlinks between natural resource management (NRM) and development have long been recognized by national and international research and development organizations and have generated voluminous literature. However, much of what is available in the form of university course books, practical learning manuals and reference materials in NRM is based on experiences from outside Africa. Managing Natural Resources for Development in Africa: A Resource Book provides an understanding of the various levels at which NRM issues occur and are being addressed scientifically, economically, socially and politically. The book's nine chapters present state-of-the-art perspectives within a holistic African context. The book systematically navigates the tricky landscape of integrated NRM, with special reference to Eastern and Southern Africa, against the backdrop of prevailing local, national, regional and global social, economic and environmental challenges. The authors' wide experience, the rich references made to emerging challenges and opportunities, and the presentation of different tools, principles, approaches, case studies and processes make the book a rich and valuable one-stop resource for postgraduate students, researchers, policymakers and NRM practitioners. The book is designed to help the reader grasp in-depth NRM perspectives and presents innovative guidance for research design and problem solving, including review questions, learning activities and recommended further reading. The book was developed through a writeshop process by a multi-disciplinary team of lecturers from the University of Nairobi, Egerton University, Kenyatta University, the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Malawi, Makerere University and the University of Dar es Salam. In addition, selected NRM experts from regional and international research organizations including the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the Africa Forest Forum, RUFORUM, IIRR and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) participated in the writeshop and contributed material to the book.
Women and Resource Use - A study of rural women in a spiny desert region in Madagascar
Author: Christine LanghoffPublisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3638829138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject African Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2.1 (68.00), Oxford University, language: English, abstract: In many places throughout the developing world, women have a central role in growing food crops, collecting water and fuel-wood, and using materials from plants, trees, and marine ecosystems to prepare medicines for their families or products for sale in markets (WWF, 2002c). For example, women in sub-Saharan Africa are the backbone of the agricultural sector, accounting for 70% of agricultural labour and being responsible for 60% of agricultural production and 80% of food production (Kabeer, 1994). Yet this critical work is often overlooked and many women have little opportunity to participate in decisions about their community’s natural resources or join training and capacity-building initiatives designed to promote sustainable resource management (WWF, 2002c). This dissertation seeks to argue that rural women in Madagascar are very important in the management of natural resources; indeed this is one of the main aspects conservationists have to deal with when considering the sustainable use of natural resources (WWF, 2002c; UN, 2000; Ngong and Arrey, 2003). Having discussed the major areas of rural women’s work in Africa and their implications for the environment, this dissertation will explore the role of rural women in Madagascar to exemplify the issues associated with resource use in a biodiversity hotspot. First, general research on the topic will be introduced followed by a specific case study of Antandroy women in Analoalo, a village in the Spiny Forest of South-Eastern Madagascar. The dissertation will conclude by examining the importance of women in the use of natural resources and ways in which they could be integrated into sustainable rural development. The question of how rural women can be involved in the conservation of their local environment has become a contentious issue (Rodda, 1991; UN, 2000) and one which needs to be explored. It should be noted that any efforts to involve rural women in conservation projects also need to concentrate on improving the quality of life in rural areas in general, including a sustainable rural economy. Before exploring the case study, I review the major areas of the work of rural women in sub-Saharan Africa showing how closely linked it is to their use of natural resources. Further, the implications for conservation will be highlighted.
Report of the First External Review of the Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
Author: Women and Participation in Rural Development
Author: Kathleen A. StaudtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Participatory Natural Resource Management
Author: Sharad Singh NegiPublisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871214
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
With reference to India.
Rural Women's Participation in Development
Author: United Nations Development ProgrammePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Agricultural Extension for Women Farmers in Africa
Author: Katrine Anderson SaitoPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Operational guidelines on how to provide cost- effective agricultural extension services to women farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods
Author: Barry PoundPublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844070255
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Viet Nam
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251318638
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from October 2017 to February 2018 as a way to gauge Viet Nam’s progress in achieving gender equality in agriculture and the rural sector and as a mechanism to guide FAO’s strategic mission in Viet Nam. Its objective is to inform FAO country-level planning and programming in line with national development priorities and FAO’s mandate and strategic framework. The Assessment is also aimed at facilitating FAO’s contribution to the UN Country Team report on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) with up-to date and objective information on the situation of rural women in the country. The methodology of the CGA included a desk review of policies and programmes on agriculture, food and nutrition security and gender equality, a quantitative analysis of national statistics, in-depth interviews with FAO Viet Nam partners and qualitative surveys and focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted in two provinces (Ninh Thuan and Lao Cai).